Designing Gotham West Point Engineers and the Rise of Modern New York, 1817-1898

Jon Scott Logel, "Designing Gotham: West Point Engineers and the Rise of Modern New York, 1817-1898 "
English | ISBN: 0807163724 | 2016 | 280 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Between 1817 and 1898, New York City evolved from a vital Atlantic port of trade to the center of American commerce and culture. With this rapid commercial growth and cultural development, New York came to epitomize a nineteenth-century metropolis. Although this important urban transformation is well documented, the critical role of select Union soldiers turned New York engineers has, until now, remained largely unexplored. In